Now, attocube offers two versions of apochromatic objectives for low temperature operation. Whereas one version features high numerical apertures (NAs) of 0.81-0.82 within six color bands ranging from the UV to the IR, the other line of apochromatic objectives boosts the working distance to 5.0 mm while maintaining high NA of 0.63-0.65.

The key features of all apochromatic objectives are their small chromatic shifts. Optimized for diffraction-limited performance in the respective design wavelength ranges of 350-395, 405-470, 465-590, 565-770, 700-985 and 985-1350 nm, the LT-APOs keep the focal plane within one depth of focus and thus ensure both uniform spot size and constant collection efficiency for all colors within the apo-range. The series of LT-APO-LWDs combine this performance with a long working distance. Take a look at the overview on the right side to see how your application can benefit from the new LT-APOs and LT-APO-LWDs!

The operation of both lines is optimal when paired with RT-APO broadband collimators, designed exclusively to match the collimated beam to the clear apertures of LT-APOs and LT-APO-LWDs and to provide highest transmission of 99% over broad spectral ranges.

To illustrate the main advantages, see below performance simulations compared between an aspheric objective and a LT-APO. The spectra are plotted for different focal planes, each set by monochromatic best focus for a given wavelength (see the 3rd graph on the right for the socalled chromatic focal displacement or focal shift of both objectives which describes how the focal plane depends on the wavelength used to identify best focus). In actual experiments, the focal plane is defined by the user with a wavelength of his choice. The effect of different choices of alignment wavelengths (in equidistant steps on the axis 'monochromatic focal plane') is exemplified by the simulations in the two graphs on the left for the spectrum of negatively charged NV-color centers in diamond. Compare the spectra you would measure with a single aspheric lens (left panel) and the LT-APO-VISIR/0.82 (central panel), both operated in best monochromatic focus. Note the faithful spectra obtained with the LT-APO-VISIR/0.82 for a broad range of alignment wavelengths!

The different objectives offered are distinguished and described by the following naming scheme:

RT is short for “Room Temperature (compatible)“.LT is short for “Low Temperature (compatible)”.IWDO is short for “Intermediate Working Distance Objective”.LWD is short for “Long Working Distance”.ULWD is short for “UltraLong Working Distance”.LWDO is short for “Long Working Distance Objective”.APO is short for “Apochromatic”, and refers to the fact that the focal displacementcurve is flat (i.e. within plus/minus one depth of focus) within the specified apochromatic range (see specification sheets of the respective objectives for further details).

/UV-A indicates that the objective is most suitable in the upper blue range/VIO indicates that the objective is most suitable in the ultra-violett to visible range/VIS indicates that the objective is most suitable for the visible wavelength range./VISIR indicates that the objective is most suitable for the visible to infrared wavelength range./IR indicates that the objective is most suitable in the lower infrared range/NIR indicates that the objective is most suitable for the near-infrared wavelength range./0.82 is indicating the numerical aperture (NA) of the respective objective, in this case NA = 0.82.

The different objectives offered are distinguished and described by the following naming scheme:

RT is short for “Room Temperature (compatible)“.LT is short for “Low Temperature (compatible)”.IWDO is short for “Intermediate Working Distance Objective”.LWD is short for “Long Working Distance”.ULWD is short for “UltraLong Working Distance”.LWDO is short for “Long Working Distance Objective”.APO is short for “Apochromatic”, and refers to the fact that the focal displacementcurve is flat (i.e. within plus/minus one depth of focus) within the specified apochromatic range (see specification sheets of the respective objectives for further details).

/UV-A indicates that the objective is most suitable in the upper blue range/VIO indicates that the objective is most suitable in the ultra-violett to visible range/VIS indicates that the objective is most suitable for the visible wavelength range./VISIR indicates that the objective is most suitable for the visible to infrared wavelength range./IR indicates that the objective is most suitable in the lower infrared range/NIR indicates that the objective is most suitable for the near-infrared wavelength range./0.82 is indicating the numerical aperture (NA) of the respective objective, in this case NA = 0.82.

The different objectives offered are distinguished and described by the following naming scheme:

RT is short for “Room Temperature (compatible)“.LT is short for “Low Temperature (compatible)”.IWDO is short for “Intermediate Working Distance Objective”.LWD is short for “Long Working Distance”.ULWD is short for “UltraLong Working Distance”.LWDO is short for “Long Working Distance Objective”.APO is short for “Apochromatic”, and refers to the fact that the focal displacementcurve is flat (i.e. within plus/minus one depth of focus) within the specified apochromatic range (see specification sheets of the respective objectives for further details).

/UV-A indicates that the objective is most suitable in the upper blue range/VIO indicates that the objective is most suitable in the ultra-violett to visible range/VIS indicates that the objective is most suitable for the visible wavelength range./VISIR indicates that the objective is most suitable for the visible to infrared wavelength range./IR indicates that the objective is most suitable in the lower infrared range/NIR indicates that the objective is most suitable for the near-infrared wavelength range./0.82 is indicating the numerical aperture (NA) of the respective objective, in this case NA = 0.82.

The different objectives offered are distinguished and described by the following naming scheme:

RT is short for “Room Temperature (compatible)“.LT is short for “Low Temperature (compatible)”.IWDO is short for “Intermediate Working Distance Objective”.LWD is short for “Long Working Distance”.ULWD is short for “UltraLong Working Distance”.LWDO is short for “Long Working Distance Objective”.APO is short for “Apochromatic”, and refers to the fact that the focal displacementcurve is flat (i.e. within plus/minus one depth of focus) within the specified apochromatic range (see specification sheets of the respective objectives for further details).

/UV-A indicates that the objective is most suitable in the upper blue range/VIO indicates that the objective is most suitable in the ultra-violett to visible range/VIS indicates that the objective is most suitable for the visible wavelength range./VISIR indicates that the objective is most suitable for the visible to infrared wavelength range./IR indicates that the objective is most suitable in the lower infrared range/NIR indicates that the objective is most suitable for the near-infrared wavelength range./0.82 is indicating the numerical aperture (NA) of the respective objective, in this case NA = 0.82.

The different objectives offered are distinguished and described by the following naming scheme:

RT is short for “Room Temperature (compatible)“.LT is short for “Low Temperature (compatible)”.IWDO is short for “Intermediate Working Distance Objective”.LWD is short for “Long Working Distance”.ULWD is short for “UltraLong Working Distance”.LWDO is short for “Long Working Distance Objective”.APO is short for “Apochromatic”, and refers to the fact that the focal displacementcurve is flat (i.e. within plus/minus one depth of focus) within the specified apochromatic range (see specification sheets of the respective objectives for further details).

/UV-A indicates that the objective is most suitable in the upper blue range/VIO indicates that the objective is most suitable in the ultra-violett to visible range/VIS indicates that the objective is most suitable for the visible wavelength range./VISIR indicates that the objective is most suitable for the visible to infrared wavelength range./IR indicates that the objective is most suitable in the lower infrared range/NIR indicates that the objective is most suitable for the near-infrared wavelength range./0.82 is indicating the numerical aperture (NA) of the respective objective, in this case NA = 0.82.